List of Minnesota Fringe Festivals
Festivals

Year
Dates
No. of shows
No. of performances
Attendance
Venues
References
1994
June 23 – July 2
53
315
4,630
6
-
1995
June 22 – July 3
≤50
400
5,500
5
-
1996
June 20–30
46
250
4,464
5
-
1997
June 19–29
35
—
4,300
5
-
1998
July 30 – August 9
38
~200
6,573
6
-
1999
July 29 – August 8
68
—
15,447
10
-
2000
July 28 – August 6
100
500
>23,000
19
-
2001
August 3–12
120
—
28,835
21
-
2002
August 2–11
148
>675
32,000
14
-
2003
August 1–10
162
783
40,500
20
-
2004
August 6–15
176
900
43,836
24
-
2005
August 4–14
168
855
44,630
20
-
2006
August 3–13
165
890
44,814
23
-
2007
August 2–12
162
872
37,752
23
-
2008
July 31 – August 10
156
808
40,926
18
-
2009
July 30 – August 9
162
843
46,189
22
-
2010
August 5–15
169
876
50,256
15
-
2011
August 4–14
168
865
48,350
18
-
2012
August 2–12
164
840
48,432
15
-
2013
August 1–11
177
897
50,007
16
-
2014
July 31 – August 10
169
878
50,265
15
-
2015
July 30 – August 9
174
909
50,338
24
-
2016
August 4–14
168
869
47,882
19
-
2017
August 3–13
167
850
46,076
17
-
2018
August 2–12
138
694
~36,400
16
-

Question: Did the Minnesota Fringe Festival ever sell more than 50,000 tickets?
Answer: In 2010, over 50,000 tickets were sold for the first time, and in 2015, more performances took place (909) and tickets were sold (50,338) than in any other year.